Random stuff I find interesting and you may not.
Various cultures—English, Turkish, Chinese—claim to have invented the maxim, “The fish rots from the head down” (a favorite in your nation’s capital during the unhappy years when the Redskins/Commanders were owned by Daniel Snyder). Applied to the Church, the idiom suggests that when theology is decadent, bad things will follow in the life of faith. … Read more
Joe Biden is determined to ‘Leave No Washington Sham Behind’ before his presidency ends on January 20. On Saturday, Biden presented Presidential Medals of Freedom to a rogue’s gallery of shysters, donors, bootlickers, as well as some innocent bystanders and dead people. Biden presented failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton a Medal of Freedom—perhaps for her … Read more
Experts warn of addiction, corporate influence, and effect on young people as online gambling surges MARY REICHARD, HOST: It’s Tuesday the 7th of January. We’re so glad you’ve joined us today! Good morning, I’m Mary Reichard. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. First up on The World and Everything in It… sports gambling. If … Read more
Gray matter is made up of neuron cell bodies and dendrites and is responsible for processing and interpreting information, such as sensation, perception, learning, speech, and cognition. White matter is made up of axons, which are long nerve fibers that connect neurons together from different parts of the brain. In the study, male brains tended … Read more
He disclosed that hospital grounds were used to transport equipment and weapons for launching attacks against Israeli forces. The IDF released new footage on Tuesday that shows the interrogation of a Hamas terrorist who was arrested at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. Hamas Terrorist Apprehended at Kamal Adwan Hospital Anas Muhammad Faiz … Read more
As part of yesterday’s column about potential “offsets” for Trump’s tax agenda, I wrote “Don’t hold your breath” next to the line that stated taxpayers could save more than $500 billion if Congress refuses to spend any money on unauthorized programs. My skepticism does not mean disagreement. After all, if Congress is too incompetent to … Read more
Politicians love to talk and heap cheap glory upon themselves. But what they don’t say is that voters will have to pay and pay for gruesome policy, like the forced sterilization of minor children through so-called “gender affirming” care. As other nations turn away from the leftist fetish practice and see America as a desperately … Read more
Back in April, when President Joe Biden was still running for reelection, he told a gathering of steelworkers in Pittsburgh that “I have your back.” On Friday afternoon, just three weeks before leaving office, he stuck a knife in their backs. He did so by blocking Japan’s Nippon Steel’s proposed $14.9 billion purchase of the … Read more
While there is always room for organic growth from existing forms (cf. Vatican II, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 23) in the celebration of the Mass, the many radical departures from the proper celebration of Mass threaten to sever our link to the Gospels, the Old Testament, and Christ Himself. Cool heads are necessary when … Read more
The office-debt meltdown keeps getting worse. The motto in 2024 was “Survive till 2025” via extend-and-pretend. But now what? The delinquency rate of office mortgages that have been securitized into commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) spiked to 11.0% in December, a new all-time high, surpassing even the debt-meltdown during the Financial Crisis, when office CMBS delinquency … Read more
Defenders of fiscal sanity have received quite a surprise with Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). For the first time in what seems like forever, complaining about government waste has almost become…cool. To all of the newcomers to this issue, we’d like to extend a warm welcome. Whether it was the DOGE hype or … Read more
Layer upon layer of Eucharistic practice was constructed over the millennia as protection against the slightest attenuation of Catholic doctrine regarding the Eucharist. For over sixty years, it has been breached. For all its good intentions, the grand project of Eucharistic Revival is barely limping to its finish line. Applause is in order, for at … Read more
It is a good guess that a lot of moms and dads succumbed to pressure this Christmas – either from their children’s pleading or peer-pressure in the form of wanting to be the “cool parents” – and ended up buying their sons and daughters smart phones for Christmas gifts. If you are one of these … Read more
Progressives and environmental groups have teamed up with a rival steelmaker to lobby against the U.S. Steel deal. As President Joe Biden continues to mull whether to allow one private steelmaking company to purchase another, it’s worth taking a moment to appreciate the bizarre political alliances that opponents of the U.S. Steel/Nippon Steel deal have … Read more
To keep crooks from wreaking havoc with your financial information, it’s a must that you have a credit freeze in place. Money expert Clark Howard is a huge advocate of freezing your credit as a way to better protect your finances and keep your hard-earned money away from criminals. “A credit freeze is the best … Read more
The union doesn’t represent any Amazon employees, and it’s relying on its allies in the mainstream media to hype its supposed strike. There was a historic strike by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters workers at Amazon facilities over the Christmas holiday, yet it didn’t appear to slow Amazon’s deliveries, and actual Amazon employees on picket … Read more
It’s becoming an organized crime tactic: Card draining is when criminals remove gift cards from a store display, open them in a separate location, and either record the card numbers and PINs or replace them with a new barcode. The crooks then repair the packaging, return to a store and place the cards back on … Read more
Politicians want to create jobs, “good-paying union jobs,” in existing industries. But that’s not what markets do. The “destructive” part of creative destruction eliminates jobs in existing industries. In a dynamic economy, innovations in division of labor can create good-paying jobs in new industries, but new industries require entrepreneurs, not politicians. Frederic Bastiat had two … Read more
And Carter and Biden have a lot in common. Biden and Carter had many things in common, record unpopularity, crooked brothers, and empowering Islamic terrorists, but decency was never one of them. Joe Biden was not a good man. Neither was Jimmy Carter. Carter ran for office promising an administration “that’s turned away from scandal … Read more
There’s no need to sophisticated analysis; the numbers tell the story. In 2018, the Vatican entered into a secret agreement with Beijing, explaining that the goal was to ensure that every Chinese diocese was led by a bishop recognized by the Holy See. That goal is undoubtedly desirable. So after six years under the new … Read more
The Wendy’s Baconator is a beast of a burger. Introduced in 2007 as part of a back-to-basics rebranding of the perpetual fast-food underdog, the Baconator consists of a half-pound of beef, multiple slices of gooey American cheese, and six pieces of bacon, plus condiments. It contains 57 grams of protein and just shy of a … Read more
First Steps Course For married couples with children from birth to 3 years old and couples planning to become parents. One of the purposes of early education is to turn all the situations of the family life into amazing moments of learning. Many studies show that adequate early stimulation is the most efficient tool to … Read more
Congratulations to Joe Biden, albeit in a negative way. He has joined Richard Nixon and Herbert Hoover in having zero positive economic accomplishments. Here’s my assessment. Plenty of anti-growth policies over the past four years, but absolutely nothing in the pro-growth column. This is embarrassing. Even Barack Obama, FDR, George W. Bush, and Woodrow Wilson … Read more
If you drive at nighttime, you know that things can be tricky out there. And if you ask this lady, the most difficult part about nighttime driving is the ridiculous headlights some of y’all have on your cars. Listen up: You can also click here to view this tweet on Twitter. Seriously, where did these … Read more
One year people around my age woke up and discovered that the “holiday season” of Christmas and New Year’s Dah became a trio, with the addition of something called Kwanzaa. Oh sure, there were rumblings of a new holiday. This new “holiday” raises the question, why is a day invented in 1966 by a rapist … Read more